PRIMARY PRODUCTS AND FOOD SECTION
Testing services available in this Section are:
A) Palm Oil and Palm Oil Products - Colour
- Acidity (Free fatty acid)
- Iodine value
- Volatile matter
- Impurities
- Slip melting point
- Shell and oil content in palm kernel expeller
- Deterioration of Bleachability Index (DOBI) in crude palm oil
- Identification of fatty acids by Fourier Transform Infrared (FT-IR) Spectrophotometry
- Arsenic, cadmium and plumbum in palm kernel expeller
- Contamination of diesel in crude palm oil
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B) Halal / Haram Testing - Tests carried out for confirmation of products suspected to contain lard include :
- Fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) profiling
- Triglycerides profiling
- Ascertain the presence of alcohol in beverages, pharmaceutical, food and cosmetic products.
C) Petroleum Products Analysis - Flash point( ASTM D93)
- Kinematic viscosity(ASTM D445)
- Pour point (ASTM D97)
- Distillation properties(ASTM D86)
- Smoke Point(ASTM D1322)
- Density(ASTM D1298)
- Water content(ASTM D95)
- Petroleum adulteration(ASTM D3710, D3524, D3525)
D) Tobacco - Enforcement for contraband cigarettes
- Classification of types of tobacco and tobacco substitutes
E) Food, Beverage & Pharmaceutical Products The product range for classification of tariff codes are: - Fish products
- Vegetable products
- Vegetable and animal fats
- Dairy products
- Cocoa and cocoa products
- Cereal and cereal products
- Fruit juices
- Miscellaneous edible preparations
- Health and nutritional supplements
- Non-alcoholic beverages
- Pharmaceutical products
F) Alcoholic Beverages - Alcohol content
- Denatured alcohol
- Methanol content
- Types of alcoholic beverages
- Toddy quality monitoring
G) Safety in Handling of Petroleum Products - Classification of petroleum products according to the Petroleum (Safety Measures) Act, 1984
- Class I : Petroleum having flash point below 37.8 ° C
- Class II : Petroleum having flash point at or above 37.8 ° C
- and below 60 ° C
- Class III : Petroleum having flash point at or above 60 ° C
- Issuing permit and endorsement of certificate for the purpose of safe handling and discharging of petroleum at port or petroleum terminal.
Non-alcoholic beverages and pharmaceutical products
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